GEN499 Ashford University Elements of Critical Thinking Paper ·Explain at least five elements of critical thinking that you found in the reading material.

GEN499 Ashford University Elements of Critical Thinking Paper ·Explain at least five elements of critical thinking that you found in the reading material.

·Search the Internet, media, or the Ashford University Library, and find an example in which good critical thinking skills are being demonstrated by the author or speaker. Summarize the content and explain why you think it demonstrates good critical thinking skills.

·Search the Internet, media, or the Ashford University Library, and find an example in which the author or speaker lacks good critical thinking skills. Summarize the content and explain why you think it demonstrates the absence of good, critical thinking skills.

Your initial post

should be at least 250 words in length, which should include a thorough

response to each prompt. See attachment for full instructions Class GEN 499 General Education Capstone
Book
Bhargava, V. K. (2006). Introduction to global issues. In V. K. Bhargava (Ed.), Global issues for
global citizens: An introduction to key development challenges (pp. 1-22). Retrieved from
http://proquest.libguides.co/ebrary
Final Research Paper Topic Artificial Intelligence
Elements of Critical Thinking [WLOs: 2, 3, 4] [CLOs: 2, 3, 4]
Prepare: Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, in preparation for discussing
the importance of critical thinking skills,
Read the articles
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Common Misconceptions of Critical Thinking
Combating Fake News in the Digital Age
6 Critical Thinking Skills You Need to Master Now (Links to an external site.)
Teaching and Learning in a Post-Truth world: It’s Time for Schools to Upgrade and Reinvest in
Media Literacy Lessons
Critical Thinking and the Challenges of Internet (Links to an external site.)
Watch the videos
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Fake News: Part 1 (Links to an external site.)
Critical Thinking (Links to an external site.)
Review the resources
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Critical Thinking Skills (Links to an external site.)
Valuable Intellectual Traits (Links to an external site.)
Critical Thinking Web (Links to an external site.)
Reflect: Reflect on the characteristics of a critical thinker. Critical thinking gets you
involved in a dialogue with the ideas you read from others in this class. To be a critical
thinker, you need to be able to summarize, analyze, hypothesize, and evaluate new
information that you encounter.
Write: For this discussion, you will address the following prompts. Keep in mind that the
article or video you’ve chosen should not be about critical thinking, but should be about
someone making a statement, claim, or argument related to your Final Paper topic. One
source should demonstrate good critical thinking skills and the other source should
demonstrate the lack or absence of critical thinking skills. Personal examples should not be
used.
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Explain at least five elements of critical thinking that you found in the reading material.
Search the Internet, media, or the Ashford University Library, and find an example in which
good critical thinking skills are being demonstrated by the author or speaker. Summarize the
content and explain why you think it demonstrates good critical thinking skills.
Search the Internet, media, or the Ashford University Library, and find an example in which the
author or speaker lacks good critical thinking skills. Summarize the content and explain why
you think it demonstrates the absence of good, critical thinking skills.
Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length, which should include a thorough
response to each prompt. You are required to provide in-text citations of applicable
required reading materials and/or any other outside sources you use to support your
claims. Provide full reference entries of all sources cited at the end of your response.
Please use correct APA format when writing in-text citations (see In-Text Citation
Helper (Links to an external site.)) and references (see Formatting Your References
List (Links to an external site.)).

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